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Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan The Government has said it will oppose a private member's bill allowing coroners to return a verdict of "medically induced suicide", where the suicide is attributed to medication taken by the deceased.

The Government's controversial Judicial Appointments Bill has moved on to the committee stage today, with over 190 amendments set to be considered. Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan told TDs: "The Government is not proposing any amendments at this stage. As minister, I will not be agreeing to any am

Over 130 local solicitors gathered in Castlebar, Co Mayo at a conference late last week to discuss regional community issues, cybersecurity and managing the affairs of distressed mortgage holders.

The opening of the new Limerick Criminal Courts Complex has been delayed until next year, the Limerick Leader reports. The multi-million euro building, with six courtrooms, custody areas and offices, was originally intended to be completed by the end of October.

Aaron Moore Belfast firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin is hosting a trainee open evening early next week.

The Court of Appeal has said it "cannot and will not interfere" with the verdict of a jury finding a man guilty of raping and sexually assaulting his former partners' daughters. The 46-year-old man, who cannot be named to protect the victims' identities, was found guilty by a Central Criminal Court

Lawyers for the State have told the High Court that there is no "unenumerated right to an environment" contained in the Irish Constitution. The State was responding to claims contained in an environmental group's challenge against a decision to extend the length of planning permission granted to the

The head of the Electoral Commission in Northern Ireland has called for a change in the law to give it a role in investigating allegations about candidate spending. It follows an investigation by The Detail which revealed that campaign spending in the last Northern Ireland Assembly election was much

Irish businessman Denis O’Brien, who has been involved in a long-running legal battle with public relations firm Red Flag, has lost his appeal for the discovery of the firm’s client. Mr Justice Sean Ryan, president of the Court of Appeal, stated that Mr O’Brien would have had a remedy if Red F

Rebecca Ryan, partner at Matheson Matheson has launched a new volunteer programming club for young people in collaboration with CoderDojo.

Pictured: Feargal Brennan addressing the IVCA dinner Feargal Brennan, head of corporate at ByrneWallace, recently addressed hundreds of delegates at the 32nd annual Irish Venture Capital Association (IVCA) dinner, sponsored by ByrneWallace.

The Mediators' Institute of Ireland (MII) celebrated its 25th anniversary and the passing of the Mediation Act at its 2017 AGM.

Rebecca Keatinge Housing protections in Ireland are "inadequate and insufficient", Mercy Law Resource Centre (MLRC) has said in the wake of a High Court ruling that reaffirmed there is "no express constitutional right" to housing in Ireland.

Pictured: Catriona Gibson, Arthur Cox Managing Partner (third from left), with current trainees Jacob Gray, Laura McCrea, Charlotte Chestnutt, Conor McAleese and Johanna Cunningham Arthur Cox is offering students the opportunity to learn crucial career skills and gain an insight into the trainee pos

David Snell Law firms are embracing commonplace, but not cutting edge, technologies, according to a new study by PwC.